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Geekshow Helpdesk: Over in the PNC…
58 minutes Posted Sep 10, 2026 at 2:32 am.
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Tony:
-Carbonation Station: Update (Paraxanthine)
-Fairphone finally comes to the US: https://www.engadget.com/2238465/fairphone-is-finally-releasing-its-first-official-handset-in-the-us/
Jarron: 
- OpenAI’s AI went rogue:
OpenAI Says Its AI Models Acted On Its Own In An 'Unprecedented' Hack
OpenAI's Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
They put the brakes on a new model because it’s “too powerful”, and this one wasn’t even involved with Hugging Face:
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
Viture’s latest glasses actually look like a reasonable deal:
Viture’s cheapest AR glasses have the sharpest image clarity I’ve seen yet
Erasing a gene erases high cholesterol:
https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/08/29/1942224/with-the-snip-of-a-gene-scientists-hope-to-erase-high-cholesterol-for-life?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
-Novel way to make concrete stronger AND less bad for the environment:
Better and Stronger Concrete-LG TVs are spying on us:
LG TVs Caught Spying Even When Offline or On Standby
- Is AGI here?
'Welcome to the AGI Era,' OpenAI Says As GPT-6 Astra Debuts
Owen:
-What a dumpster fire.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/09/2232249/toxic-underground-fires-are-spreading-at-california-landfills
Lando:
-More Map News (Not New America)
https://gizmodo.com/un-approves-resolution-for-world-map-that-depicts-africas-size-more-accurately-2000807486
Lang:-Tony might become immortal.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201609.htm
-The neighborhoods we were at in our early 20s (missions) have long lasting effects on our cardiovascular health. 
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260830000009.htm